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if conservatives are punting for paul ryan and his specifics, let's just remind everyone what paul ryan has proposed for his budget over the next several years. most famous was his 2011 program to turn medicare into a voucher program that would drive up out-of-pocket costs for seniors and make it hard to get insurance policies for somebody in their 70s or 80s. $2 of every $3 of that suggested savings would come from programs for the poor such as medicaid and food stamps. pell grants would also take a hit that's for kids who can't afford college. do the same while reducing individual and corporate rates which would give the lion share of tax cut rights to the richest americans. you talk about redistribution, joan and gene. this is a redistribution plan from the bottom to the top. i wouldn't throw that word redistribution around if i were mitt romney because his partner in happiness apparently like to do that. >> we've been doing it for 30 years, chris. we've been shoveling money from the bottom to the top. and, you know, that is exactly what they want to do, and i think they are paying t
if conservatives are punting for paul ryan and his specifics, let's just remind everyone what paul ryan has proposed for his budget over the next several years. most famous was his 2011 program to turn medicare into a voucher program that would drive up out-of-pocket costs for seniors and make it hard to get insurance policies for somebody in their 70s or 80s. $2 of every $3 of that suggested savings would come from programs for the poor such as medicaid and food stamps. pell grants would also...
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look, mitt romney did not pick paul ryan because of paul ryan's medicare or budget programs. he picked paul ryan because of his youthfulness, because of the cultural appeal, because of what paul ryan himself calls the deer hunter catholic that he is, okay? that might sell in pennsylvania, but the other stuff won't. and if we're going to be cutting medicare at some point, which i think most voters understand, i think right now looking at these alternatives, they would rather have a democrat they know than a republican from a party that never supported the program to begin with. >> let me go to joy on that. joy ann, it seems to me that people who once you get into your late 60s, early 70s, into your 80s, you have one primary care, and that's what you're always talking about with your friends, how is your health? how is it going? you're social life in many ways is going to see the doctodoctor. you have to survive, see your kids and grand kids. you don't walk away and say i'd like to cut it but i don't like his health care program. >> the most remarkable thing when you go back an
look, mitt romney did not pick paul ryan because of paul ryan's medicare or budget programs. he picked paul ryan because of his youthfulness, because of the cultural appeal, because of what paul ryan himself calls the deer hunter catholic that he is, okay? that might sell in pennsylvania, but the other stuff won't. and if we're going to be cutting medicare at some point, which i think most voters understand, i think right now looking at these alternatives, they would rather have a democrat they...
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he's going to knock it out of the park against paul ryan. he'll have paul ryan flummoxed. >> having covered joe biden at various hearings he's conducted when he was on the hill, he will be very prepared. i reported on the huffington post yesterday he's already spent 60 hours in debate prep. he's studying hard for this. he wants to be underestimated on this in terms of mastery of the facts, but he's not going to be. he's going to perform -- he is going to know everything about every paul ryan budget proposal inside and out by the time that debate takes place. you watch. he's got a really great debate prep guy named david ginsburg, who is head of opposition research in a couple of campaigns. joe biden is studying every minute he's got, and he will -- he's hoping that he will surprise people with his mastery of the facts. >> i have to say that a guy like joe biden, i never was elected to the senate at 29 or anything like that, but when he got the nomination for vice president out of springfield and barack obama named him, i was verklempt becaus
he's going to knock it out of the park against paul ryan. he'll have paul ryan flummoxed. >> having covered joe biden at various hearings he's conducted when he was on the hill, he will be very prepared. i reported on the huffington post yesterday he's already spent 60 hours in debate prep. he's studying hard for this. he wants to be underestimated on this in terms of mastery of the facts, but he's not going to be. he's going to perform -- he is going to know everything about every paul...
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so did the autilout, paul in io. that's an early move obama made that republicans criticized, mitt romney was against it. but it is making a huge difference in ohio's comeback. let me gea ae stl brinid w inon pt poll has president obama out front in ohio and florida. inside the numbers we see how the president has hit home with ohio voters on understanding economic problems people are having right now. ama beats romney by 31 on connecting on their problems. 51 points in florida -- actuly, . on handling taxes, president obama beats romney by a wide margin, 17 points in ohio. in florida it's closer, leads by one. in handling medica, obama beats romney by 1 in ohio, 15 in florida. what i understand, looking at the differential, orida has a lot retired pple, ou very sensitive. in a sense, ohio has people who can't afford to get down to florida in the wintertime. their social security, medicare, and maybe if they're lucky, some pension and savings. you know, we've talked about this for mons now. afth10ct oba sat down and
so did the autilout, paul in io. that's an early move obama made that republicans criticized, mitt romney was against it. but it is making a huge difference in ohio's comeback. let me gea ae stl brinid w inon pt poll has president obama out front in ohio and florida. inside the numbers we see how the president has hit home with ohio voters on understanding economic problems people are having right now. ama beats romney by 31 on connecting on their problems. 51 points in florida -- actuly, . on...
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congressman paul ryan as his running mate. which the campaign came under criticism, they begged him to unleash the young conservative star, ryan. today comes news of romney/ryan infusion. the two will be spending more time together on the trail in the coming weeks. will this double act, duo, energize the campaign? michael sheerer writes for "time" magazine. michael, you first. i was impressed when he picked a guy that showed guts, picked a conservative with a real agenda, a real word on the budget, tricky stuff like medicare changes and then he had his good speech. they both had good speeches together. and then he seemed to have a one-might stand with the guy and split. now he's back saying we're dating again, we're going to show up together. what's that about? >> remember that week when they first came together, the word from the campaign, the press was bold. >> it was bold. >> it was a bold pick. the idea was, you bring ryan in and he -- you make mitt romney, who's never been conservative, golden boy into a movement leader,
congressman paul ryan as his running mate. which the campaign came under criticism, they begged him to unleash the young conservative star, ryan. today comes news of romney/ryan infusion. the two will be spending more time together on the trail in the coming weeks. will this double act, duo, energize the campaign? michael sheerer writes for "time" magazine. michael, you first. i was impressed when he picked a guy that showed guts, picked a conservative with a real agenda, a real word...
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and, you know, paul ryan is a very ambitious political player. he's a nice guy,ard worker, i think much more disciplined than mitt romney. rng and does pushups.0nhe it's pretty amazing. >> and hundreds of them. while watch you rage against the machine. but is he a disciplined player with a political career track. i think he is worried about being in the bottom of a badly sing tiet. yoknow iideao that well for sergeant shriver after running with mcgovern in '72. my sense is that he wants to get out there and be more oufrt. whether that cates aio t kn e n question at one point mitt romney and paul ryan really liked one another and really thought they were going to gel. we have not seen that yet and, frankly, they need to do that in october if they are to begin to turn this campaign around. >> is this important to you? do you think they need to lk li they like each othe look like a duet?cs >> i haven't seen anything that says they don't like each other. they seem to be getting along with each other on the bus. >> there's one person who we call convi
and, you know, paul ryan is a very ambitious political player. he's a nice guy,ard worker, i think much more disciplined than mitt romney. rng and does pushups.0nhe it's pretty amazing. >> and hundreds of them. while watch you rage against the machine. but is he a disciplined player with a political career track. i think he is worried about being in the bottom of a badly sing tiet. yoknow iideao that well for sergeant shriver after running with mcgovern in '72. my sense is that he wants...
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paul ryan has all these unspecified spending cuts. so when obama and others say are you going to take people off pell grants and throw them out of head start, he goes no, we're not, that's not in the plan, but he won't say where the spending cuts come from. on taxes, personal taxes and spending cuts, they won't give the basic details. details -- we don't need to stinking details is the message to the public. i think this creates a real big opening and you saw what david gregory was able to do to him or what jay leno does in talking about earlier in the show. barack obama will have a wide opening on the debate to say, mitt, if you can give us magic ponies, please tell us how it's going to happen. >> congressman rand, you live in northern virginia, you represent that area. what are people saying about romney? do they get this complication here that he's sort of hiding behind, i'm not telling what you i'm going to do? >> i hope they understand it. i hope they watch shows like yours, chris, but the problem is they're being besieged with t
paul ryan has all these unspecified spending cuts. so when obama and others say are you going to take people off pell grants and throw them out of head start, he goes no, we're not, that's not in the plan, but he won't say where the spending cuts come from. on taxes, personal taxes and spending cuts, they won't give the basic details. details -- we don't need to stinking details is the message to the public. i think this creates a real big opening and you saw what david gregory was able to do...
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listen to what paul ryan said about romney's 47% rant. here it is. >> he was obviously inarticulate in making this point. the point we're trying to make here is, under the obama economy, government dependency is up and economic stagnation is up. >> do you think governor romney regrets saying what he did? >> oh, i think he would have said it differently, for sure. but the point still stands. >> there you go. what do you think when your vice presidential running mate, the sir galahad you brought in with you, starts saying you're inarticulate. just a thought? what do you think? >> i think paul ryan is a smart guy and i think he said what he had to say which is the candidate has to straighten up. he has to get his words better. he has to connect better with voters. he's got to get the ceo hat off and run like a politician. he's not run like a politician. sometimes he speaks the truth too close to the bone. he's got to be more political in his language. as the governor said, he has to connect better with voters, especially in ohio. i don't thi
listen to what paul ryan said about romney's 47% rant. here it is. >> he was obviously inarticulate in making this point. the point we're trying to make here is, under the obama economy, government dependency is up and economic stagnation is up. >> do you think governor romney regrets saying what he did? >> oh, i think he would have said it differently, for sure. but the point still stands. >> there you go. what do you think when your vice presidential running mate, the...
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. >> i don't think people understand why he picked paul ryan. people thought it was because he was going to have this war of ideas. he picked paul ryan because he was thinking about this in the context of governance. he knows if he has paul ryan on his ticket, if he were to win the white house, he has one conservative who has authentic credibility with the most conservative people in the country which are house republicans and that it would give him some capacity, some wiggle room to cut a deal. i'm not saying he's going to govern as bill clinton. i'm just saying i don't think he's going to go in there and govern from the hard right. i think -- >> this is exciting stuff we're talking about. this is the reason this campaign is fascinating. >> you wouldn't know it. >> a lot of people think romney is to the left. some on the right think president obama is to the left of how he presents himself. here is my last question to you. if paul ryan is nagging him to be unleashed, why do you have any faith he will give him cover to move to the center? >> wel
. >> i don't think people understand why he picked paul ryan. people thought it was because he was going to have this war of ideas. he picked paul ryan because he was thinking about this in the context of governance. he knows if he has paul ryan on his ticket, if he were to win the white house, he has one conservative who has authentic credibility with the most conservative people in the country which are house republicans and that it would give him some capacity, some wiggle room to cut...
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coming up live from charlotte, the press gushed when paul ryan was a serious politician, even a truth teller. things have changed. last week especially. since that convention she's been trying to he -- he's been trying to defend himself. can his reputation survive? this eagle scout keeps losing merit badges. democrats are hoping michele obama will fire up the base. she'll be joined by julien castro the first hispanic american to give a keynote speech at a democratic convention. can they energize key groups, african-americans, hispanics, latinos and young people. they're coming to sit here in the rain. also virginia looms as one of the most important states this fall. both for president obama's re-election and the senate. who's going to control it. former governor tim kaine coming right here. he's the great hope of the democrats in that state. he'll be here later. let me finish with michele obama and the effect her words could have at this convention. this is "hardball," the place for politics. hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to kee
coming up live from charlotte, the press gushed when paul ryan was a serious politician, even a truth teller. things have changed. last week especially. since that convention she's been trying to he -- he's been trying to defend himself. can his reputation survive? this eagle scout keeps losing merit badges. democrats are hoping michele obama will fire up the base. she'll be joined by julien castro the first hispanic american to give a keynote speech at a democratic convention. can they...
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. >> i think though when you said that people were excited about paul ryan's speech and were respectful about romney's, i think that's the point. >> i think it's fair. i think romney beat the spread. i think he was better than he usually is. of course, at msnbc we had a tremendous number of people there, a very diverse crowd around our sort of setup down there, our stage. i obviously am getting the most intense people down there, but from the first moment i got down into that area where all the people were at the convention, i felt a very different feeling than i got in the other convention just watching people smile. their faces were smiling. at the other convention, maybe it was the weather, it was so hot and sticky down in tampa, how did you register? what was your method as a reporter in registering the mood of these two conventions, jim? >> well, i thought the mood wasn't terrible. you know, again, there's a lot of talent in the republican party beneath mitt romney that gets republicans excited. what was curious was that the delegates, even on the speeches that they really liked, w
. >> i think though when you said that people were excited about paul ryan's speech and were respectful about romney's, i think that's the point. >> i think it's fair. i think romney beat the spread. i think he was better than he usually is. of course, at msnbc we had a tremendous number of people there, a very diverse crowd around our sort of setup down there, our stage. i obviously am getting the most intense people down there, but from the first moment i got down into that area...
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legislation, thank god paul ryan was not present, and thank god paul ryan did not prevail. thank you so much for watching this afternoon. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> the missing republican letter, "w." let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in dallas. let mae start with this. there was a missing letter from the republican convention, missing from republican stationary, missing from their lips, "w." you want to hear it louder? "w." he was the guy riding in the car with him when barack obama went to take the loath, the guy who left him with a stock market crashing through the floor. a 4,000 point drop in a year heading toward a 7500 point drop by the following march. wched. he left the new president with a jobless number that spiked over 10% by the following year, a financial crash so bad that the republican candidate for president in 2008 asked for time out to deal with it. a calamity outmatched only by the great crash in '29. so ask it yourself, is this country better off in the direction "w" was taking us, really? we'll get to that in a
legislation, thank god paul ryan was not present, and thank god paul ryan did not prevail. thank you so much for watching this afternoon. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> the missing republican letter, "w." let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in dallas. let mae start with this. there was a missing letter from the republican convention, missing from republican stationary, missing from their lips, "w." you...
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paul ryan also a wisconsinite and a packers fan agreed. >> i mean, give me a break. it is time to get the real refs, d y knoat it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. i half think that these refs work part time for the obama administrationnd the budget office. they see a debt crisis and they just ignore and protend it didn't even ppen nnerand losers, and they don't even do that very well. >> what a cheap exploitation of something people really care about. anyway, what are the anti-union guys like walker and ryan trying to get the refs back on the field. b sh writing. he was reading it off the lectern. >>> next the story of chris christie and a reporter. the first one of the season zwraen way. at oon event yesterday one reporter pressed christie on his state's full foreclosureaw itsci >> do you have a follow-up question? >> who who are you by the way? >> jim. >> from where? >> channel 7. i'm not sure that rings true. >> nt question. >> this is an urgent -- >> next questi. >> w wld you b i >> please. >> why wou
paul ryan also a wisconsinite and a packers fan agreed. >> i mean, give me a break. it is time to get the real refs, d y knoat it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. i half think that these refs work part time for the obama administrationnd the budget office. they see a debt crisis and they just ignore and protend it didn't even ppen nnerand losers, and they don't even do that very well. >> what a cheap exploitation of...
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paul ryan, also a wisconsinite and a packers fan, agreed. >> i mean, give me a break. it is time to get the real refs, and you know what? it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. i half think that these refs work part time for the obama administration and the budget office. they see a debt crisis and they just ignore and pretend it didn't even happen. they're trying to pick the winners and losers, and they don't even do that very well. >> what a cheap exploitation of something people really care about. anyway, why are the anti-union guys like walker and ryan trying to get the unionized -- see the irony, refs back on the field? what bad speech writing. by the way, he was reading it off the lectern. he couldn't even remember it. >>> next, the story of chris christie and a reporter. the first one of the season anyway. at an event yesterday one reporter pressed christie on his state's full foreclosure laws, its policies. you know what came up next? >> do you have a follow-up question? >> who are you, by the way? >>
paul ryan, also a wisconsinite and a packers fan, agreed. >> i mean, give me a break. it is time to get the real refs, and you know what? it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. i half think that these refs work part time for the obama administration and the budget office. they see a debt crisis and they just ignore and pretend it didn't even happen. they're trying to pick the winners and losers, and they don't even do that very...
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ryan appears to be a fraudster and what's more, sarah palin ran a faster marathon than paul ryan. three hours and fifty nine minutes and that's a fact. >>> romney fails to bounce. democrats celebrate. let's play "hardball." i'm chris matthews in charlotte, sight of the democratic national convention. let me start with something you have to experience to believe. the difference between republicans and democrats. when they get together. last week in tampa, it had the feel of a business convention. today in charlotte, it was like a labor day picnic. one reason for the upbeat mood, the much ballyhooed spike in the polls. the so-called bounce that mitt romney was supposed to get from last week's convention didn't happen. could it be that a convention based on grim resolution, lack joy, was it the lack of good will humanity that kept is nomination from soaring? could it be that wood doesn't bounce? i was in my early teens when i noticed the difference between these two parties. at the democrats convention in 1960, there was always someone yelling, will the delegates please clear the ais
ryan appears to be a fraudster and what's more, sarah palin ran a faster marathon than paul ryan. three hours and fifty nine minutes and that's a fact. >>> romney fails to bounce. democrats celebrate. let's play "hardball." i'm chris matthews in charlotte, sight of the democratic national convention. let me start with something you have to experience to believe. the difference between republicans and democrats. when they get together. last week in tampa, it had the feel of a...
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you have got to hand it to paul ryan. for sheer dishonesty and rank hypocrisy, the man really does take the biscuit. thanks so much for watching. chris matthews picks things up now with "hardball." >>> thank you, charlotte. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews back in washington. let me start with this impressive week in charlotte. i've never seen such excitement in a political convention. it was in the faces of the people who stood at the edge of our stage, the loud roars when one of us said something about president obama, their deep concentration watching him. i don't know what this means for november. we're going to get serious economic reports between now and then and we'll know if the economy's slowing down or beginning to perk. the news we got this morning wasn't status factory, but the real question is how the voters look at this election. will they view it as a choice between two candidates or as an up or down referendum on president obama. soon after the financial crash of 2008 and 2009. p
you have got to hand it to paul ryan. for sheer dishonesty and rank hypocrisy, the man really does take the biscuit. thanks so much for watching. chris matthews picks things up now with "hardball." >>> thank you, charlotte. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews back in washington. let me start with this impressive week in charlotte. i've never seen such excitement in a political convention. it was in the faces of the people who stood...
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that's the message mitt romney and paul ryan are selling. clinton can explain that. he can undo some of what they see as misinformation, and he's credible. former president, great economy, great explainer. >> well, by deploying clinton on the campaign trail as he has, president obama is poised to reap the benefits of the clinton advantage, you might call it, right where he needs it. president obama is struggling among men, among white people generally, and among seniors. his favorability rate something in the mid-40s. look at bill clinton's ratings. 20 points higher among men. that's 20 points among men. 20 points among white people, among seniors, people above 55. clinton he's a 43% favorability with republicans. i don't know what good that last advantage of 43%, but those 20-some percent advantage among men, older people, white people, it's an an mazing advantage to bring into a campaign. >> it's a huge advantage and i wouldn't discount his experiences as a campaigner. he does know what he's been doing. he's been doing this for a long time. he has a lot of practice
that's the message mitt romney and paul ryan are selling. clinton can explain that. he can undo some of what they see as misinformation, and he's credible. former president, great economy, great explainer. >> well, by deploying clinton on the campaign trail as he has, president obama is poised to reap the benefits of the clinton advantage, you might call it, right where he needs it. president obama is struggling among men, among white people generally, and among seniors. his favorability...
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. >> in fact, that amendment, paul ryan's voting for it, it not only says no further same-sex marriage. it would cancel my marriage. allowed to stay in effect. mitt romney tried as governor to undo it. in seven states, marriages that have gone after five years and here's the problem. haven't happened. they have to make things up. because all -- we've had same-sex marriage in massachusetts for eight years and a number of other states. tens of millions of americans now live in areas where you can have it and nothing bad has happened. so that's why they have to resort to this sillyness and they're the ones who are not only in the minority, baugh growing minority who talk to their people in their 20s and 30s. they understand if you love someone of the opposite sex, the fact that the two women across the street who love each other have a slim chance of affecting your life. >> i remember about 20 years ago at a convention in philadelphia, you said to the young people there, mostly gay people, that things were changing. certainly are. mitt romney in line with his party's platform. back in may
. >> in fact, that amendment, paul ryan's voting for it, it not only says no further same-sex marriage. it would cancel my marriage. allowed to stay in effect. mitt romney tried as governor to undo it. in seven states, marriages that have gone after five years and here's the problem. haven't happened. they have to make things up. because all -- we've had same-sex marriage in massachusetts for eight years and a number of other states. tens of millions of americans now live in areas where...
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they are stewart stevens, his media adviser, dan who is is now working with paul ryan. they share this clash of civilizations view about world affairs and also trying to paint the president as the other, as the guy who has some kind of apologist agenda out there. i don't see mitt romney's career as much of a foreign policy guy. he never has been. he was plugged into the neocon view in 2007 and that's still where he is. >> yeah. and this rins eince priebus follows, that he's not one of us. and i said this yesterday. 37% of republicans right now in ohio, a key state in this election coming up in november, believes that the president was not born in this country. so this birtherism is not a theory. mark halperin, howard fineman, thank you. >>> coming up, we all thought it was going to be about the economy, remember that, but overnight foreign policy is emerging as a crucible in the campaign and that may not be good for romney who wanted to run on one thing, jobs. >>> also, wait until you hear the latest riot of misinformation and downright nastiness from, guess who, the la
they are stewart stevens, his media adviser, dan who is is now working with paul ryan. they share this clash of civilizations view about world affairs and also trying to paint the president as the other, as the guy who has some kind of apologist agenda out there. i don't see mitt romney's career as much of a foreign policy guy. he never has been. he was plugged into the neocon view in 2007 and that's still where he is. >> yeah. and this rins eince priebus follows, that he's not one of us....